Cadra acuta

Cadra acuta is a species of snout moth in the genus Cadra. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1994.[1] It is found in the Northern Territory as well as on the Cape York Peninsula in Australia.

Cadra acuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cadra
Species:
C. acuta
Binomial name
Cadra acuta

The wingspan is about 13 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.[3]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Cadra Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  3. Horak, M., 1994: A review of Cadra Walker in Australia: Five new native species and the two introduced pest species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae). Australian Journal of Entomology 33 (3): 245-262. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01225.x. Full article:


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